The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-11-30

Salaries and contingent fund Of
Executive department S Al, 100
judicial department ........ 5G,750
Health department. ... 9,l00
Tax department. ............. $4,000
University. ..... .............. q 500
Citadel 2O,4OO
PCnitcntiGry G,3OO
Lunatlc Asylum ................ 103, 600
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. 1850
Legislative department .... 81. ZjO
Miscellaneous, including election
expenses, sc ...,,........ IS, 500
Total .................. $30S, $40
Interest on public debt ...,. $50, ,065
Total ..... ........ $782, 800
This of course docs not include extra
ordinary expenses which axe covered by
special appropriations. ibe receipts at
thc treasury last year aa appears from
the treAsurGC'S report were S095, ,55l Is,
which, added 20 the cash balance in tho
treasury October 81, 1856, $96, sos. 70,
made Il total Of SI,092, 800. SO; and the
gross expenditures wero 39SI, ,97I SO.
The cash balance i'll the treasury at this
timo being &lOi, $500, al iucIelso dur
ing the year Of S7,576 -.
OTHER MATTERS,
Among the bills ir!iobucod il one by
Senator Ielhc,t, OF ELQchold, making a
reduction OF about twenty per cent. in
the salaries Of State officers, their clerks,
and Circuit Solicitors. The sGmo iiena-
tor has introduced bill to abolish the
Office Of Master.
Tho bill to abolish the board Of direc-
tors OF the Suite penitenliary and the
regents OF JGc Lunati0 ASYLUM, and to
substitute therefor the Governor, Comp
troiicr General, STATE Treasurer and
Secretary OF State, WAS killed by vote
Of 50 to ~
THO Collotou county stocl, law bill was
postponed till Wednesday next, and the
Oconcc prohibition bill 70 Monday next.
The doctors in tho House had an in
tercnting discussion on = bill to amend
Section 9l9, OF the General Statutes, re-
iatln8 TO physicians, which was at first
Killed and then rcsuscitated, and finally
passed. The bill refers TO tho register
iug oI physicians from other States de-
s'r.ng to practice III this State.
y bill providing that 10 one shall be
allowed 10 practice dentistry without
obtaining q iiCcaEo from the board Of
dental examiners caused some debate
The price OF license is $lJ. The bill was
advocated by Mr., Abney, OF Richland,
and DR.. Walker, OF YORK. Mr. il. r.
y bncn, OF CoIteton, opposed it, Ihe
bill was finally passed.
Whe first prohibition victory Of the
session was won without a struggle. 1t
was in the shape OF a b.ll to repeal the
charter OF tho town OF Fort Motto,
Orangcburg county, which Of course
stops the sale of liquor IL that village.
The bill was passed without opposition.
Mr. Lee, of Charleston, has intro
duccd a bill to make the carrying of con
cealed weapons q felony. Referred to
the Judiciary committee.
The following are other bills which
have been passed: 10 incorporate the
town Of Holly Hill, Berkeley county; 20
amend tho law in relation to taking de-
positions do bonc osse in civil actions,
Nc; to amend Section ] ,S2J of tho Gen
oral Statutes relating TO distross for rent.
On Friday the two houses met in
joint assembly in the hail of the House of
Representatives 10 fiji The vacancy in the
supreme Court occaSionCd nv the cXuira-
ton Of the term of Judge McGOwan The
Judge was elected to succeed himself
In the Senate a bill for the relief Of
King Mountain Military School was killed
without debate
\ bill to regulate the practice in the
Court uf General Sessions in regard 10
pcrcmplory challenges and setting aside Of
Jurors was passed to a third reading
a House bill TO amend I'M Act entitled
AN Act to create Department of Agri.
culture, defining its purposes and duties,
and charging it with inspection of phos.
pilates and regulation of sales of CONNER.
cial fertilizers, was m: lie the spccial order
Wednesday at IL o'cloc
\ Joint resolution proposing an amend.
neHt to section |, article 10 Of the Constitu-
lui!on of the State was made the special
order for Friday, December H.
a Joint resolution giving life tenure to
judges was killed ON IT'S final reading hv a
vote OF ,! TO :.
Inc following are among The important
bills inlrOduccd
BY Mr. Murray a Bill to require railroad
companies TO keep open an Office with an
officer authorized 90 act for such Compa
mics in this State.
By Mr.. Murray a Bill providing that
no pardon be granted by the Governor tc
any maiC person convicted OF treason, muir
der, burglary, larceny, perjury, forgery
/ duclling or other Infamous crimes shall re
store to such person the right Of suffrage
unless the Governor in such pardon shal
explicitly state trat the pardon is intended
to restore the political rights Of the paric!
so pardoucd.
BY Mr. Taibert A Joint resolution Il
provide for the calling OF Constitutions
Convention
| BY Mr.. TNlhcr, A bill to abolish tht
office Of County Auditor and dcvolye tn,
duties thcreoi upon the County Treasurer
The Fate of ex-senator Jones.